Mark Beaumont's Diary
Despite adding about 2kg to his overall kit weight, Mark carried a laptop, GPS tracker, three cameras and a voice recorder to help him document his journey.
He sent us text messages and phoned from the road and whenever he passed through civilisation, he popped into internet caf茅s to email pictures and videos.
More texts...
Mark Beaumont, Tuesday, 04 September 2007.
Here're some more excerpts from Mark's latest texts to base camp (e.g. my phone!)
Sitting in a field in dark eating cous cous on bread w honey. Surprisingly good! 600 mils in 6 days since last. Road getting worse in E. V friendly people. Need shower!
Ya big jessie! Not had a wash 4 4days & 400mls. Smell gd! All the best from the woods.
(this was in response to me texting him, on Saturday, saying i'd been on my bike for five hours and was knackered and needed a bath)
Pls put post up saying gd luck from me 2 the US tri guy & anyone training. I know wot they r going through! It's worth the pain, &if theres no pain, they aren't training!
Turkey proving tough w hills&heat. Finding 100mpday target hard but on track after 4days. Dark by 7.30pm not making it easy. Amazing scenery. Camping every nite.
Comments
In between hip operations and so getting my buzz by proxy - doesn't come much more thrilling than this - best wishes!posted by BOB WATT from GLASGOW
